Motor Australia – May 2019

LEGOHOONICORNV2

HOW’STHISFORdedication?OneavidKenBlockfan

hascreateda LEGOHoonicornV2,completewith

turbosoutthebonnet,a functionaltransmission,

workingsuspensionandevenall-wheeldrive

thankstoelectricmotors.Whilenotanofficial

kit,creatorLachlanCameronwillsellyouthe

instructionsfora veryreasonable$40.

LOTUSTEASESNEWHYPERCAR

LOTUSISthelatestmanufacturertojumpaboard

theelectrichypercarbandwagon,confirmingits

firstnewmodelsincetheExigein 2010 willbe

a battery-poweredexotictobeunveiledlater

thisyear.DubbedtheType130,nodetailsare

offered,otherthanit’llbe“themostdynamically

accomplishedLotusinourhistory.”A boldclaim.

CORVETTEGOESMID-ENGINED

WHILECHEVROLETstoppedshortofconfirming

thenewC8Corvettewillbemid-engined,thefirst

officialshotsofa heavilycamouflagedprototype

ofthenewcarcertainlysuggestthatthe

powerplantsitsbehindthedriver.Concretedetails

arescarce,butChevrolethasconfirmeda reveal

dateof 18 July,2019,foritsradicalnewsportscar.

RS4POWERFORAUDIS6/S7

EUROPEANBUYERSofthenewAudiS6orS7will

experiencea new3.0-litreturbo-diesel,which

usesa regularturboandanelectriccompressor

toproduceanimpressive257kW/700Nm.Inother

markets,however,includingtheUS,theMiddleEast

andAsia– includingAustralia– wheredieselis

increasinglyon-the-nose,Ingolstadt’snewluxury

expresswillusethe331kW/600Nm2.9-litretwin-

turboV6fromtheRS4/RS5.Excellent.Controlling

theseoutputswillbea highlyadvancedchassis,

includingconstantlyvariableall-wheeldrive,all-

wheelsteering,adaptivedampersandmonster

brakeswithcarbon-ceramicsanoptionforthefirst

time.If you’rea fanofunderstatedperformance,

you’llneedaround$190,000whenit landsin2020.

ECOBOOST GROWS HORNS

FORDHASturnedthewickupon

itsunloved(locally,atleast)Mustang

EcoBoostforthe 2020 modelyear

withtheintroductionoftheHigh

PerformancePackage.Bornfroma

FocusRS-enginedmule,theboosted

four-potPonyscoresmoregruntand

a hostofchassisbitsfromitseight-

cylinderbrother.

FOUR-POT PONYscores 246kW/474Nm and V8 chassisbits

A largerturbochargerhelps

liberate246kW/474Nm,increasesof

22kW/33Nmoverthestandardcar,but

thechangesgofurtheras 90 percent

ofpeaktorqueis availablefrom2500-

5300rpmandpowercontinuesfurther

towardsthe6500rpmredline.

A shorter3.55:1finaldrivefurther

improvesaccelerationandthe

electronics are retuned to allow sportier

driving. A body kit reduces front-end

lift and improves cooling to the larger

brakes, lifted from the V8 GT, and

thicker anti-roll bars improve cornering.

If this sounds appealing, you’d best

make your interest known, as Ford Oz

had no comment as to whether the

model was under consideration locally.

20 may 2019 whichcar.com.au/motor

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